com.so.net

Class DeviceApi.Communication

java.lang.Object

com.so.net.DeviceApi.Communication

Enclosing class:

DeviceApi

public static final class DeviceApi.Communication
extends Object

Can change how the DeviceApi communicatios with the signature devices.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	useTCP(InetAddress address, int port) Use TCP to communicate.
static boolean	useUSB() Use USB to communicate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

useUSB

public static boolean useUSB()

Use USB to communicate. This is the default.

Returns:

True in case of success.

useTCP

public static boolean useTCP(InetAddress address,
                             int port)

Use TCP to communicate.

Parameters:

address - The host address.

port - The port.

Returns:

True in case of success. This allows to control a signature device over TCP/IP. The signature device has to be connected to the remote computer with the given address. The remote computer requires dedicated software to share the signature device. Example

 
 Communication.useTCP(InetAddress.getByName("127.0.0.1"), 8888);